Animals of PA for Meat and Fur Brennan Inch, TJ Shaffer, Aaron Plymire, Omar Shah
Jan 02, 2016
Trapping- Importance of Trapping Keeps population healthy Keeps a proper balance in the food chain Predator vs.. Prey Can become nuisance Can destroy wetlands
& other habitat
Furbearing Animals of PA Beaver, Muskrat, Mink
Fox, Coyote, Gray fox
Raccoon, Bobcat
Opossum, Skunks, weasels
Trapping tools/ Techniques Shovels, traps, lures, stakes, bait Skinning tools, stretching tools Lots of time and money Body grip traps/leg hold traps/
snares Predator calling
Selling furs Preparing fur Skinning, fleshing, drying Taking to fur dealer
Fur farming Animal welfare
Animals that can be hunted
There are lots of animals
in PA that are able to be
hunted.
There are small game
Animals and there are
Big game animals.
The animals in PA Small game animals- Squirrels, Grouse,
Rabbit, Pheasant, Quail, Hares, Groundhogs, Crows, Starlings and Sparrows, Wild Turkey
Big game animals- Black Bear, Elk, and Deer
Fishing Laws 16 years of age and older are required to
have a fishing license If a tagged fish is caught and is wanted to
be kept it must be reported When field dressing the fish it is unlawful to
dispose of the remains in the water or on public land
Conservation Nursery waters are closed to fishing at all
times PA has a number of fish hatcheries PA then stocks the waters with the fish There are special fishing seasons which
helps to limit the number of fish taken from the water each year
Habitat Protection There are 50+ dam removal projects on
trout waters 350 habitat enhancement projects